Collaborating with a team of rivals can resolve conflict—and advance science

Five social scientists holed up in an Amsterdam hotel for a week with the goal of…

Study of hunter-gatherer community shows that how humans rest may affect their risk for heart disease

Standing desks are so passé. It’s time for squatting desks. Click here for original…

Underrepresented college students benefit more from 'active learning' techniques in STEM

Students from different backgrounds in the United States enter college with equal interest in STEM fields—science,…

Stone-age 'likes': Study establishes eggshell beads exchanged over 30,000 years

A clump of grass grows on an outcrop of shale 33,000 years ago. An ostrich pecks…

'Deceptively simple' process could boost plastics recycling

Plastics are a victim of their own success, so inexpensive, easy to use and versatile that…

Communications Academy 2020 in Seattle has been Cancelled

Click here for original story, Communications Academy 2020 in Seattle has been Cancelled Source:…

Bennu’s Boulders Shine as Beacons for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx

This summer, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will undertake NASA’s first-ever attempt to touch the surface of an…

Indian Ocean phenomenon spells climate trouble for Australia

New international research has found a worrying change in the Indian Ocean’s surface temperatures that puts…

Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago

Earth turned faster at the end of the time of the dinosaurs than it does today,…

Climate change at Mount Rainier to increase 'mismatch' between visitors, wildflowers

The wildflowers of Mount Rainier’s subalpine meadows, which bloom once the winter snowpack melts, are a…